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(TB) 'Madame Serouge'

1929, Cayeux

'Madame Serouge' (Ferdinand Cayeux, 1929) TB. Midseason bloom. Color Class S9D. 'Francheville' x 'Graziella'.
Not to be confused with 'Geneviève Serouge'.

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References

Cayeux et Le Clerc catalog 1930, p. 6.
Bulletin de la Société Nationale d'Horticulture de France, 1931, 5e série, Tome IV, p. 263.
 
From Quality Gardens catalog 1931: MME SEROUGE (Madam Su-rooj') (Cayeux 1929) M. 42" F. A very beautiful new variety, a seedling of the famous Black Knight, but with none of its failings. It is a rampant grower and a free bloomer. The flowers are of great size. S. light violet, F. spreading and well rounded of a warm tone of intense blackish red purple, with a pale Bishop’s violet edge. The whole flower seems lighted with a dark silvery sheen. This was given a certificate of merit by the French Iris Commission as one of the best Iris of last year. C.M.SN.H.F. 1930. $25.00.
1939 Check list, p.340: BLACK PRINCE descendant.

Synonyms

Mme Lerouge, Mme Serouge.

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